In South Boston, this month’s paycheck covers last month’s bills, bingo is a night on the town, and sharp-tongued single-mom Margie Walsh has just been let go from yet another job. Scrambling to make ends meet, she looks up an old flame, hoping he’ll help her make a fresh start in this humor-filled drama from Pulitzer Prize winner David Lindsay-Abaire about how twists of fate determine our path.

"David's play explores complex social questions about class, luck, and escaping our roots with electric energy and sharp humor. Our production marks a homecoming for him, Kate, and this local story." — Artistic Director Peter DuBois

In David Lindsay-Abaire's Good People, the city of Boston is a character in and of itself, one that is central to the heart of the play. Learn more about the experiences and pressure of producing such a Boston-centric work in the city on which it was based in these exclusive interviews with Director Kate Whoriskey, an Acton native, and members of the cast, includingMichael Laurence, Johanna Day, and Boston natives (and local favorites) Nancy E. Carroll and Karen MacDonald.

When playwright David Lindsay-Abaire looks for his next project, he always pushes himself in a new direction. Over the past decade, his work has spanned both across genres from absurd comedy to naturalistic tragedy and through the different mediums of plays, musicals, and movies. “I love saying yes to things I haven’t done before,” he says. “I challenge myself to do something different just to see if I can.”

Audience Buzz

"GOOD PEOPLE at Huntington Theatre Company tonight was fantastic! Hilarious - cracked up a house full of young and old. An absolute must-see!"-Zach Tucker on Facebook

"Boston theatre fans: Run, don't walk, to see "Good People" @huntington. No one paid me to say this: it is superb on every count."-@julespieri

"Saw 'Good People' @huntington last night. Fantastic start to the new season! Bonus points for pretty much nailing the accents."-@grumbleupagus

"Great production of "Good People" at the Huntington. Been thinking about it since I saw it last night! #Huntington #Goodpeople"-@Mprokop000

#GoodPeople at the @huntington was a fantastic show. Go see it and Laugh! It's hysterical. #BOSthtr"-@apierce610

"#GoodPeople at the @huntington was hilarious from beginning to end. Fun night at the theatre."-@BrandonSigh

"Good People is an engaging social drama involving roots and class. The dialog is well-written with many witty and comic lines. The six performers are great and this is true ensemble acting. Especially appealing to Boston audiences is the setting of Southie and Chestnut Hill. This production should have a very popular run here."-Anonymous on the Blog

From The New York Times, Feb. 3, 2011: "David Lindsay-Abaire, who won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Rabbit Hole, grew up in South Boston — or Southie, as it’s known — the setting of his much anticipated Broadway follow-up, Good People. While not autobiographical, Good People is the first of Mr. Lindsay-Abaire’s plays to explore the world he came from, and it features a character who, like him, moves away and becomes a success. . . . "

From The Boston Globe, Mar. 8, 2011: " It’s been more than two decades s since he left South Boston, but David Lindsay-Abaire has come home again. Sure, the Pulitzer Prize-winner — for his play “Rabbit Hole,’’ on which the critically acclaimed 2010 film was based — made frequent visits to his childhood home on West Fifth Street after he left for college. But Lindsay-Abaire, 41, who grew up in Southie in the 1970s and ’80s, was reluctant to write a play set in the proud, insular, working-class neighborhood that helped shape his identity. . . .

Johanna Day

Margaret Walsh

Johanna Day has Huntington credits that include Choice (2015),Good People (2012),God of Carnage (2012), and Carol Mulroney (2005). Her Broadway credits include You Can’t Take it With You, Lombardi, August: Osage County, and Proof (Tony and Lucille Lortel Award nominations).

Rachael Holmes

Kate

Rachael Holmes previously appeared in the Huntington's production of Good People(2012). Ms. Holmes has Off Broadway credits that include Ruined (director, Kate Whoriskey) at Manhattan Theatre Club, Persephone’s Cowboy: A Musical (director, Alex Timbers) and 365 Days/365 Plays (director, Michael Greif) at The Public Theater and at Epic Theatre Ensemble (directors, Leigh Silverman and Hal Brooks).

Nick Westrate

Stevie

Nick Westrate previously appeared in the Huntington's production of Good People(2012). Mr. Westrate has also appeared on Broadway in A Moon for the Misbegotten. His Off Broadway credits include Tribes (Barrow Street Theatre), Galileo and Unnatural Acts (Classic Stage Company), Love’s Labor’s Lost (The Public Theater, St. Clair Bayfield Award), The Little Foxes (New York Theatre Workshop)...

David Lindsay-Abaire

Playwright

David Lindsay-Abaire’s (Playwright) Ripcord (2017), Good People (2012), and Rabbit Hole(2006) have been produced at the Huntington. Rabbit Hole was honored with the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, five Tony Award nominations, and the Spirit of America Award. Good People premiered on Broadway and received two Tony Award nominations and the 2011 New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play of the Year.

Kathryn Most

Stage Manager

Kathryn Most previously served as stage manager for the Huntington’s productions of The Jungle Book, Rapture, Blister, Burn; Good People; Candide; Sons of the Prophet; Circle Mirror Transformation; Stick Fly.